Understanding Carbon Footprint: Impact and Ways to Reduce Environmental Impact
We all know that climate change is a serious threat to our planet and its inhabitants. As such, it's important for us to understand what we can do to reduce the environmental impact of our activities and lifestyles. One way we can do this is by understanding carbon footprint - what it means, how it affects the environment, and ways in which we can reduce our own personal impacts on the environment. A carbon footprint measures how much greenhouse gas emissions are created as a result of human activities or products consumed over a given period of time – usually one year. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) nitrous oxide (N2O) among others that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere leading to global warming. The higher your household’s total annual emissions from burning fossil fuels like coal or oil for energy use at home; transportation; heating/cooling buildings; manufacturing goods etc., your overall carbon footprint will be larger than someone who has low...